Patricia A. Graczyk, PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology

Dr. Graczyk earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology and School Psychology from Northern Illinois University in 1998 and completed a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) postdoctoral prevention research fellowship in urban children's mental health in 2001. Her work at UIC allows her to combine her research and clinical interests in anxiety disorders with her desire to continue to work with schools and community agencies in providing quality mental health services to children.

Dr. Graczyk has presented at professional local, national, and international conferences on such topics as pediatric anxiety disorders, Asperger's Disorder, school-based mental health services, social and emotional learning (SEL), child and adolescent peer relationships, and the role of key opinion leader teachers in promoting the utilization of school-based interventions for children with ADHD. She has written journal articles and book chapters on an array of topics. Dr. Graczyk's most recent research is focused on determining ways to help community-based mental health practitioners (e.g., in schools and community mental health agencies) learn and use evidence-based mental health interventions with the children and families they serve, especially youth with anxiety disorders.

Dr. Graczyk is a licensed clinical psychologist and a certified school psychologist. She works as a school psychologist in Indian Prairie School District 204 in Naperville, Illinois. Dr. Graczyk provides diagnostic and treatment services to children and adolescents with a variety of conditions including anxiety disorders, mood disorders, ADHD, learning disabilities, autism, and Asperger's disorder. She serves as a consultant to parents and educators and presents inservice professional development activities to school personnel on a variety of topics including bullying prevention, problem-solving, data-based decision making, curriculum-based measurement, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), and interventions for students with anxiety disorders, ADHD, and nonverbal learning disabilities.

Interests:

School-based mental health services for children in urban poverty; models for effective community mental health services; dissemination of evidence-based practices